The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral flat feet disability, back disability secondary to bilateral flat feet disability, and lung condition (COPD and asthma) due to asbestos exposure. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about experiencing foot pain in service and ever since, nor did she reconcile these with the medical records attached to his September 19, 2019 statement.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22030625
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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